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"regions" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often territories (11 letters).
Definitions
Areas or parts of a country, body, field, or system.
Used in a sentence
“Tom Clancy of Elan Recruitment thinks that staff shortages in the regions could be as severe as in Dublin.”
“Three government departments may be named for a move from London to the regions.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Geographic areas”7 letters
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